Card-controlled printing machine



April 5, 1927.

'F. M. CARROLL CARD CONTROLLED PRINT INC MACHINE Filed Dec. 12. 1922. 3 Shets-Sheetl ("an vents:

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UNITED STATES PATENT mac-E; 4

FRED M. CARROLL, OF ENDICOTT, NEW YORK, ASS IGNOR TO THE TAIB'U'LATING EA- CHINE COMPANY OF ENDICOTTpNEW YORK A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

CARD-CONTROLLED Application filed December This invention relates to a perforated 6 a record sheet under the control of perforated records. The present invention is further directed to the improvement of the' machine shown in my Patent No. 1,516,079, dated November 18, 1924, to the general end 10 that alphabetical characters may be printed.

Further provision is made for printing either alphabetical characters or digit chars actors or both under the control. of perforated records. In the machinepreviously I patented by me heretofore mentioned the records which were handled by the machine were the usual Hollerith tabulating cards in which a separate hole or index point was provided for each digit and for each con- 2 trolled type. Obviously such an arrangement is impractical in a machine which is intended to print the letters of the alphabet either alone or 'with the digits inasmuch as the record card would be too largefor ready commercial use. In printing al habetical characters'resort has previously een had to combinational holes for representing the -letters of the alphabet. However, such previous machines have been comparatively complicated in lheir nature usually requiring that the record card be held stationary at the time sensing or analyzing was effected so that the speed of operation of the inechine was reduced. Furthermore, the rintchmes were of a type which empioyed a dif :Eerentially positioned type carrier which employed an idle restoring movement.- -According to the present invention I'prov ide means whereby the printing devices of" my former patent may. be utilized for printing alphabetical characters with or. without digits as well. and furthermore I provide means for sensing records'of combinational form and for controlling and calling into action and printing devices under the control of the combinational hole records. Sensing of the records is preferably effected while they are in continuous motion through the machine and rinting operations-are also affected with-the parts and type in continuous movement past the printing point. Proin devices heretofore used with sue Ina-- rnnvrme mncnm'n. 12', 1922. Serialfl'o. coarse.

.vision is made for securing much higher speedsthan'heretofore possible in machines which effected. printing'of alphabetical characters under the control of perforated records and more particularly perforated records of combinational hole form.

A further object of the present invention resides in the provision of a plurality of type elements representing letters of the alphabet either alone or in with digit representing type together with means for continuously advancing the type toward printing position together wit the rovision of means for selectively cal ing the type for printing operations under the control of perforated holes in record cards of combinational form. While in the particular embodiment of the invention herein illustrated I-have shown these combination records as being formed l-with two hole. perforations variously located in the card field the invention is'not limited iii its broad aspects to such forms of perforations but these may comprise other" combination forms now known to those skilled in the art.

Referring to the drawings wherein I have shown what I now considerto be one and the preferred embodiment of my invention:

Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of the printing portion of my machine taken on line 11 of Fig. 2. f

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a portion of the machine, the rest of the machine being broken away; Fig. '3' is a fragmentary detail showing the operation of one of the printing or type elements of the machine.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional plan view of a portion of the type restoring mechanism.

'Fig. 5 is a side view of the mechanism shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 represents a card of the Ho'llerith Fig. 7 is'a {wiring diagram.

, "As-is w ll known, th Hollerith cardis.

one of these index points will. when the card tyl punched for use in the present mac ne.

is run through the proper. machine, cause a reproduction of that igit value in some form, usually by printing the digit or byv umns of tenindex points to represent, not

only the digits, but also the entire alphabet and other arbitrary characters. According to my system, instead of rforating but one hole in each column of in ex points, I'perforate two holes which'taken together form a combinational hole designation.- The first hole, according to its position, serves to designate which of several groups ofcharacters contains the character to be selected, and the second hole designates which of the several characters in the designated group is; to be selected. Mechanism is then brought into operation to print such characters.

In describing my invention I haveillustrated it in connection with mechanisms more specifically disclosed in my Patent No. 1,516,079, dated November 18, 1924.

In Figs. 1 and 2 are shown a circular type carrying'member or drum 1, having a plurality of type bars 2, pivoted at 3, Fig. 3. The drum is mountedfor rotation on a shaft 4 and turns in thedirection of the arrow in Fig. 1, so that the type bars pass the printing position in rapid succession. At the printing position are the usual inking ribbon 5 and the platen 6. Adjacent the type bar in'its printingposition is a hook member 7 adapted when actuated to. move into the path of a hooked portion 8 of the type bar to cause the type to be impelled against the ribbon to effect printing. The hook 7 is shown pivoted at 9 and. is adapted to be actuated by a collar 10 on a rod 11. Said rod is attached at its lower end to a bell crank 12, Fig. 7, pivoted-M113 and adapted to be locked in inoperative position by the armature 14 of an electrpmag net 15. The armature and the bell crank are so interconnected by a spring 16 that the armature is normally urged toward locking position and the rod or call wire 11 will be raised to operative position when released by the armature. At the proper time in the cycle of the machine as determined by the ratio of the interconnecting gearing, a releasing cam 16 rotating clockwise as seen in Figs. 1 and 7 will engage rod 11 and, moving it to the left, release the, hook 7 so thatpartition rings'so that'when it is moved to type-actuating position, dipping into one or the notches. 27' to engage the type bar, it

will immediately thereafter belifted by the incline 27" to inoperative position. A spring 7 a may be employed to hold the book 7 no'rmally in inoperative position. The cam 16 is rotated by a pinion 17 connected through gears 18, 19, 20 to a gear 76 hereinafter refered to. At the proper time a bail 22 turning clockwise will engage a collar 23 on rod 1.1 and depress the'same, so that the armature 14, being at that time deenergized, will lock the rod down. The details of operation of the restoring bail are more specificallyshown in my aforesaid copending a'ppli cation.

: As shown 1n Fig. 2, the type bars 2, be-

sides being arranged circumferentially about the drum, are arranged in a plurality of parallel planes, each plane corresponding to and being controlled by one of the columns 24 of index points on the card 25, Fig. 7.

.As will be readily seen in Figs. 1 and 3,

the carrier drum includes a central member 26, uponwhich are mounted the spacing and supporting flat rings 27 between each plane of type bars. The rings are slid into place upon the member 26 over the transverse ribs 28 and then turned slightly through grooves .in the ribs so that the notches 29 take'the position shown and the'rings will be held against lateral displacement. Rods 3 reaching through the several spacers 2-7 serve to support the type bars. Additional rods 30 serve to support the restoring cams 31.

There is one of these cams for each type bar. The cams are fixed upon the bars and each bar is provided at one end with a pinion 32 meshing with a circumferential gear rack 33 mounted in bearing guides 34. On one of the rods 30 is another pinion 36 meshing with an idler 37 which, in turn, meshes with a pinion 38 encircling shaft 4 but fixed to theframe member 38. This train of aring serves to cause rotation of all 0 the cams 31. The timing of such rotation with respect to the rotation of'the drum 1 as a whole is such that the circumference ofthe cam rests against the type bar, as at 39, duringthe greater portionof a revolution of the drum, holding the type bar in inoperative position; releasing it by reason of the position of the recessed portion 40, Fig. 3,

intime to permit it to move to printing position if actuated by the hook 7 and thereafter, h reason of the hooking eifect at 41-,

return t e type bar to inoperative position. p,

In Fig. 7 the card 25.is shown as being v fed by rollers 42. The card is fed in this manner successively past several sensing stations designated A to F inclusive. Each of these stations is'provided with the usual I-Iollerith contact brushes 43 adapted to engage the contact block 44 when a perfora- 'tion in the card passes between the brush and block. In Fig. 2 the shaft 4 is shown as carrying a slip ring 45 engaged by a reach so that periodically in the rotation-of. the ring the brush 48 will pass over theseprojections and thus be electrically connected with brush 46 through the medium of the ring 45. On the same shaft with gear 19, which is actuated through gear 20, is a drum 51, the surface of which may be of insulating material in which are embedded several contacts 52 and a slip ring 53. The contacts 52 are stepped successively around the drum, as indicated, and'each is adapted to cooperate with one of the several brushes 54, while the ring 53 cooperates with brush 55. As shown in Fig. 7, the several contacts 52 are electrically connected to'the ring 53. The spaces between the contact projections 49 represent separate groups of digit and alphabet characters as illustrated diagrammatically. These groups are designated A to F inclusive, and each of the characters contained therein represents'one of the type bars of each circumferential set shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The machine lowing manner: Closure of switch will cause motor 71 to operate. The shaft 72 of said motor may carry a worm 74' meshing with a worm wheel 75 on the same shaft 73 with a gear 76 which meshes with gear 20, which in turn meshes with gear 21 0n shaft 4 to turn drum 1, etc. Thus, when the motor operates,

the shaft 4 and all parts geared thereto will be driven. The shaft 73' is shown as connected with a clutch 73 adapted to clutch the, card feed shaft 73 to shaft 73 to etfectcard feeding. No attempt is made here to show the details of construction of the clutch 7 3, such devices being common in this art, and it being sulficicnt to state that the usual one way clutch which is normally inoperative and which is brought into and maintained in operation.

by an electromagnet may be employed. The magnet for this purpose is shown at 77 in the wiring diagram. The circuit through this magnet is normally open, so that when the switch 70 isv closed the machine operates without feedin cards. Depression of the start key 78 W1 1 now close contacts 79 and complete a circuit through the clutch magnet as follows: From the supply lines 56 through wire 80, contacts 79, a circuit holding magnet 81, clutch magnet 77, and back through wire 82 to the other side of the line. The energization of magnet 81 will close contacts 83 so that when the key 78 is released and contacts 79 open the clutch magnet circuit will continue closed; the current still flowing through magnet 81 to keep may be started in the fol-- contacts 83 closed. operation of clutch 73 has now brought the card feedin' mecha- 'nism into operation and the cards egin to feed down between the feed rollers 42. The feeding mechanism is more specifically disclosed in my aforesaid application. lVhen the cards reach the card lever 84 and close contacts 85 in the well known manner a cir'' T cuit is established from the line through wires 80, 86, magnet- 87, wire 88, any one of con tacts 85 and back to the other, side of the line. Magnet 87 now closes contacts 89 and establishes a circuit around the holding magnet 81 and through the clutch magnet; the current passing from wire through wire 86, contacts 89 and magnet 77. There being less resistance through this shunt circuit,

the last card lever 84 and permits contact to open, magnet 87 becomes .deenergized, contacts 89 open, clutch magnet 77 becomes magnet 81 will lose its.eiiergy and permit deenergized and the card feeding stops. The

feeding of the card is so' synchronized-with the rotation of shaft 4 that, when it is passing through sensing position A the brush 43 will be passing over the 'index point position 9 at thesame time that the brush 48 is passing over. the contact 49 which is at the beginning of field or group-A At this time also contact 52 engages brush 54 and continues in such engagement until the last index point position on the card-passes the brush 43. If there is. a perforation at 9 in the card the brush 43 will engage block 44 and a circuit will be set up as follows: From the supply leads 56 through wires 80, 86, contacts 89, wire 57, contacts 58 which, as set forth in my aforesaid application, are closed synchronously with the pa-s'-' sage of the brush 43 overeach index point position. These contacts may be timed to open just block 44 sothat sparking due to breaki'n' of the circuit will not occur at the said brush. From contacts 58 the currentfpasses through wire 59,- ring 45, brush 49, lmagnet before the brush 43 is lifted from 60, plug 61, to block'44, brushes 43, '54, seg ment 52, ring 53, brush 55 and back: through wire 69 to the other side of the line. Belay 60 having become energized attractsv its armature 64, releasing the upper arm 65 of contacts 66, which arm being pivoted at 67 and acted upon by spring 68 causes closure of the contacts 66. The closure'of said contacts is so delayed bythe inertia of the arma;--

' ture 64 and the distance traveled thereby before releasing arm 65 that'the circuit is interrupted at contacts 58 before ithas an opportunity of passin throu 66. Obviously any other elayed action h the contacts perforation in the card be at index point the digit 9 will then be at the printing device may be used toprevent contacts 66 closing in time to permit current to pass be set up as follows: From lines 56 through Wire 80, contacts 89, wire 57, contacts 58, electromagnet 15, (brush 48 is. nowon insulation 47), contacts 66, plug 61, block 44, brushes 43, 54, segment 52, ring 53 and to the other side of the line.

The energization of magnet 15 will actuate armature 14 to release member'12 and permitthe rod 11 to"rise. This, as we have seen, will actuate hook 7 to actuate a type bar, impelling the same against the ribbon and platento print the character carried by that bar. As indicated in the diagram, when index point 9. on the card is under the brush 43 the digit 9 in group A will not have reached the active position represented by the index 7 0, so that,-sh'ould the second position and will be printed. Similarly, it the second perforation is at any other of the index point positions the digit printed will be the next one higher than that punched in the card.

Should the first hole in the card be at an other point than $9? the contact 49 for group A will have passed brush 48 and said brush will be on insulation 47 during the rest of the passage of the card through position A. Should the first hole he at index point 8, when this point reaches brush 43 at position B, the contact 49' associated with group B" will be in contact with brush 48 and brush 54 for position B will have engaged its segmental contact 52 so that magnet 60 will become energized, throwing magnet 15 into readiness for the next hole. If the second hole is at 7 the first character 0, in group B. will be printed. Or if the second perforation is at 6 printing of A will take place, etc. If the first hole is at 7 it'will be detected at position C to select group C, etc, a first hole at 4 being detected at position F and selecting group F.

It will be noted that each successive group has one less character than the preceding one, until group F, which is selected by a hole at oint 4 has but four characters, there being only four index point positions to work from after 4 has been used, i. e.,

. 3 to 0, inclusive.

I reset to open position. This may be effected by a cam 90 acting at the proper time upon It will be recognized that after a card has been read and before the next one reaches the reading positions, contacts 66 must be the'rod 91 having a collar 92 .to rock arm and permit spring 93 to move the locking armature 64 to operative position.

As will be seen, the segmental contacts 52 are successively shorter and are so arranged that each will make contact with its brush 54 only when the index point on the card representing the group selector for that particu- -lar sensing station reaches the respective brush 43, and breaks again as soon as the data thereon printed. Thus, in the present case, the card will be fed through the sevcral sensing positions While the type drum makes one revolution, and the paper feeding will take place after each such revolution.

In this way, it will be seen, all of the data taken from a single card will be printed on one line. i

Referring again to the contacts 58, it will be noted that several of these sets of contacts and. means for operating them are shown. In this respect it should be understood that the several magnets 15 may be divided into groups, each group being connected to a separate one of said sets of contacts for the purpose of dividing the sparking due to circuit breaking between several sets of-contacts.

\Vhat I claim is: r

1. In a card-controlled machine, a rotatable drum, a plurality of groups of printing characters carried b said drum, group selector means controllable by ,a perforation in a card and a character selecting device controllable by a perforation in a card and by said selector means for bringing one of said characters into printing operation. I

2. In a card-controlled printing machine, a rotatable carrier, a plurality of printing characters circumferentially arranged on said carrier, means adapted to bring one of said characters into printing operation while the carrier is rotating, and means controlled by a plurality of differently positioned holes in a card for controlling said first named means.

3. In a' record-controlled printing machine, a plurality of groups of type, recordcontrolled electrically actuated group Selecting means, and electrically actuated means controlled by a record and by said seand means adapted to be rendered operative by said first-named means and controlled a second ,per foration in the card for bringing a type of the selected group into printing operation.

. 5. In a card-controlled printing ma'chme, a plurality of groups of type, group selectmeans, means or actuating a type 1ncluded in the selected group, means for clos: ing a circuit through a hole in a cardfor actuating said group selecting means, and

a circuit through a second hole for bringing said type actuating for closin 1n the car means into operation.

6. In a card-controlled printing machine, a plurality of groupsof type, a plurahty of card-perforation sensing stations, each of said stations corresponding to one of suchgroups, a group selecting device, perforation sensing means at each station, means. for synchronizlng the operat veness of each of said sensing means with the passage of av card through the corresponding station for operating said device, and means rendered -operative by sald device and controlled bysaid sensing means for bringing one of said type into printing operation.

7. In a card-controlled printing-machine, a plurality of type, a plurality of sensing stations, means for feeding cards through said stations, each station being responslve to a perforation in a separate predetermined position on a card, and type actuat ing means controlled through said stations. 8. In a card-controlledprinting machlne,

7 a plurality of groups of type, a plurality of card-perforation sensing stations, each of said stations corresponding to one of such groups. and adapted to control the operation thereof.

9. In' a card-controlled machine, a lurality of intelligence characters, a plura 1ty of card-reading stations, the several stations being adapted to control the operation of predetermined groups of said characters.

10. In a card-controlled machine, a plurality of type members, a type actuating element and means controlled by cards through a plurality of stations for operating said element. v

11. In a card-controlled machine, a plurality of groups of type, a plurality of cardcontrolled group selecting stations and'card controlled type selecting'means.

12. In a card-controlled machine, a plurality of groups of character elements, a plurality of card-controlled group selecting stations and card-controlled character element selecting means. q

13. In a record-controlled printing machine. a plurality of type, a group selector including a'perforation sensing element and a type selector also including said element, said group selector being adapted to determine the group of-type from which the type selector shall select.

a plurality of to successively cooperate 'with. a'plurality of perforationsin a card to bring one ofsaid type into operation.

v15. In a tabulating machine adapted to be controlled by perforated cards a plurality of type adapted to be controlled by perforations arranged in a column on a card, the type being greater in number than the possible number of perforations in a column .of the card, and means adapted to be controlled by a card for bringing one of said-type into operation.

16. In a card-controlled printing machine, a plurality of type, means for selectively causing rinting operation of said type, and means a apted to cooperate with a plurality of perforations in a card for control ing said first named means. v

17. In a card-controlled printing machine, a plurality of groups of type,a group selector, a type selector controlled by said group selector and adapted to cause a printing operation and means ada ted upon cooperating with a perforation la a card to cause operation of said group selector, and upon .cooperation with a second perforation in the card to cause'operation of said type selector. '18. In a card-controlled mach1ne,'a plurality of groups of data-representing elements. means controlled by a perforation in a card for selecting one of said groups, said means being adapted upon cooperating with a second perforation in the card, to select one of the elements in'the selected group.

with perforations in a card, a commutator unit. said device and .unitoperating conjointly to select one of said elements, and means for recording the data represented by the element selected.

21. In a card-controlled machine. a plurality of groups of data-representing elements, a commutator unit corresponding with said groups, a plurality of card reading station'scooperating with said unit, each of said stations representing one of said 12. groups and adapted conjointly with said unit to select a group, and means operative in response to such selection to cooperate with said stations to select one of said elements.

22. In a card controlled machine, means for continuously feeding cards through the machine, means for continuously advancing a series of type representing alphabetical characters to and past the printing position, 130

senting the letters of the alphabet, means for sensing combinational hole perforations in controlling records, and means controlled by the aforesaid means for selectively calling into printing action the type corresponding to the combination perforations.

24. In a card controlled machine having provisions for printing alphabetical characters upon a record sheet and means for sensing records having v combinational holes While the records are in continuous motion through the machine and means controlled ti olling the printing operations.

25. In a card controlled machine having, in combination, means for imprinting alphabetical characters upon a record sheet, said means including a plurality of type which are successively and continuously advanced forward and past the printing point, means for sensing perforated records having perforations therein designating the letters of the alphabet and means controlled by said sensing means for calling the corresponding type into action to effect printing.

26. A record controlled printing machine.

comprising means for electrically sensing combinational hole records, a printing means with provisions for printing the lettersof the alphabet, and means con-trolled by said sensing means for controlling the operation of said printing means.

27. A record controlled machine having provisions for printing both alphabetical characters and numerals, means for continuously feeding combinational hole records through the machine, means for sensing the combinational holes in said records while the latter are in continuous motion, means for convertin ings into di erential linear readings and thereb controlling the printing operations.

28. .n a machine of the character described, in combination with means for feeding record cards having a combinational hole system of index perforations, means to analyze the combinational designations of a multiplicity of characters simultaneously while the cards are in motion.

29. In a machine of the character described, in combination with means for feeding records having a combinational hole s tem of index erforations, a plurality of evices arranged to analyze the combinathe aforesaid sensing means for con-- hinational hole records, printing the combinational hole read- I tional designations of a multiplicity-of characters simultaneously while the records are in motion.

30. In a machine of the character described, in combination with means for feeding cards having a combinational hole systemof index perforations, a plurality of electric devicesarranged to analyze the combinational designations of a multiplicity of characters simultaneously while the cards are in motion.

31.. In a machine of the character described, in combination with means for feeding record cards havin a combinational hole system of index perforations, and an electric means to analyze the combinational designations of a multiplicity of characters simultaneously while the cards are in motion.

32. In a record controlled machine, in combination with devices which are to be controlled in accordance with the designating values of combinational holes in'record cards, of means for controlling said devices, said means lncludlng sensing brushes wlth provisions for simultaneously sensmg a plurality of groups of combinational hole readings while the record cards are in motion.

33. In a combinational hole record controlled machine, in combination with devices which are to be controlled in accordance with the designating values of the combinational 'hole records, means for simultaneously reading a luralit of groups of said combinational ho es in t e records while the latter are in motion, and means controlled by the aforesaid means. for controlling the operation of the said devices.

34. A record controlled machine, including means for feeding .combinational hole record cards and means including brush devices fer-simultaneously reading a plurality of groups of, the combinational hole perforations while the record cars are in motion and controlling the operation of the parts of the machine in accordance with the derived reading. A I 35. A record controlled machine comprising in combination, means for feedin comdlavices, means for controlling the operation thereof, said means including devices for simultaneously sensing a plurality of character designatin groups of the combinational holes while the records which contain said holes are in motion through the machine.

36. A record controlled machine comprising means for analyzing combinational hole readings of record cards while the cards are in motlon, means for transposing said com-' bination reading into a single reading, and means for establishing a circuit at a time period corresponding to the value of the combinational hole reading and to said single'reading.

37. A record controlled machine compris- 'ing means for analyzing combinational hole readin of record cards .while the cards are in motion, means for transposing said combinational hole readings to control thetiming of electrical circuits substantially for the purpose described.

V 38. A; record controlledmachine comprisin cardanalyzing means for combinational I I hoe readings, mechanism to be controlled according to the analyzed readings, mag- .nets for controlling the same, circuit controlling devices therefor, and transposing devices having provisions for convertingthe combinational readings first to differential 5 linear readings, and having flprovisions for subsequently utilizing said di erential linear readings to control the circuit controlling devices for the aforesaid magnets, said card analyzing means being effective While the cards are in continuous motion through the machine.

39. In a record analyzing machine controlled by records on which characters may be designated by combinational index points,

record analyzing means, means for feeding records into cooperative relationship to the analyzing means in the direction of spac- -.ing of the index points for aselected character and means controlled by said analyzing means while the records are in'motion forjconverting the index points into a .manifestation of the represented character.

409111 a record analyzing machine con-- v be designated by combinational-index points,

,reeord analyz'ing"means comprising an individual mechanism for sensing one character '50 designating field only on the record While the latter is in motion and means controlled by said analyzing means for manifesting I the designated character. 1 42. In a record analyzing machine controlled by records onv which letters of the alphabet may be represented by combinational index points, analyzing means t'or sensingthe index points while the records 'are inmotion and means controlled by the a alyzing means for converting the index i designations into indications of the represented alphabetical characters.

i 43.,In a record analyzing 1nachine..controlled by records on which letters of the alphabet may be represented by combinatrolling said responsive means.

tional index points, electrical analyzing means for sensing the index points while the records are in motion and means controlled by said analyzing means'for converting the index point designations into indications of the represented alphabetical characters.

44.-A combinational index point record cont-rolled machine comprising a plurality of groups of character manifesting elements, means responsive to certain index points for group selection, means responsive to other index .points for character selection and analyzingrmeans for sensing a record designation while the record is in motion to control said responsive means.

45. A combinational index point record controlled machinelcomprising a plurality of groups of character manifesting elements, means responsive to differentially located index points on a record for group selection 35 and means responsive to index points differentially located with respect to the group index points forcharacter selection.

46.. A combinational index point record controlled machine comprising a, plurality of groups of character manifesting elements, means responsive to differentially located in-, dex points on a record for group selection, means responsive to index points dilferentially located with respect to the group index points for character selection and analyzing means for sensing a record designa tion while the record is in mot-ion for con- 47. A combinational index point record controlled machine comprising a plurality of groupsof character manifesting elements, analyzing means for successively sensing the controlling index points of a character designation, means controlled by said analyzing means and responsive to differential index point position and order of sensing for group selection and means controlled by said analyzing means and responsive to relative difl'erential index point position and order of sensing for character selection.

48. A combinational index point record controlled machine comprising a plurality of groups'of character manifesting elements,

analyzing means for successively wnsing the controlling index points of a character designation on a record while the record is in motion, means controlled by said analyzing means and responsive to differential index point position and order of sensing tor group selection and means controlled by said analyzing means and responsive to relative differential index point posit-ion and order of sensing for character selection.

49.'A combinational index point record controlled machine comprising a plurality of character manifesting elements, a plurality of analyzing stations, means for feeding a record successively past said stations, record analyzing means at each station and means controlled thereby in accordance with a controlling index point in a character designation for selecting one of said, stations for record analysis and meanscontrolled by the analyzing means at the selected station for initiating the operation of the designated character manifesting element.

50. A combinational index point record controlled machine comprising a plurality of groups of character manifesting elements, a plurality of analyzing stations one for each group, means for feeding av record succes sively past said stations, record analyzing means at each station and means controlled thereby in accordance with the differential location of the first index point of a character designation for selecting a station corresponding to the character group for record analyslsand means controlled by the analyzing means at the selected-station for initiatng the operation of a character manifesting elementm accordance'with the differential location of subsequent index points in the character designation. i

51. A combinational index point record controlled machine comprising a plurality of groups of character manifesting elements, a

plurality of analyzing stations one for each group, means for feeding a record successively past said stations, record analyzing means at each station and-means controlled thereby in accordance with the "difi'erential location of the first index point of a character designation for selecting a station cor-' responding to the character group for record analysis and means controlled by the analyzing means at the selected station in accordance with the location of subsequent index points with'respect to said first named point for initiating the operation of afcharacter manifesting element.

52. In a combination-al' index point record controlled machine, analyzing means for -sensing a combinational indexpoint designation while the records are in .motion and means for converting said combinational reading into a time differential equivalent.

53. In a combinational indexlpoint record controlled machine, electrical analyzing means comprising sensing brushes for sensing brushes for sensing a combinational indexpoint designation while the'records are in motion and electrical means comprising circuits controlled by said brushes-and electrically operated mechanism controlled by said circuits for converting said combinational reading into a time differential equiva-' lent.

54. A combinational index point record controlled machine comprising an analyzing station including individual analyzing means for searching each character designat ing field on a controlling record while the manifesting in di latter is in motion-and means controlled by said analyzing means for converting the combinational index point character designations into time differential equivalents.

55. A combinational index point record controlled machine comprising an analyzing station including analyzing means for searching the character designating fields of a moving record, means for feeding records through the analyzing station in the direction of spacing of the combinational index points'of a record field and means controlled by said analyzing means for manifesting repoperation for manifesting said designation.

57. In a machine of the class described,

analyzing means for sensing a combinational index point character deslgnation during an operative machine cycle while the record bearing the designation is in motion, a control circuit and a cyclically operable timing device for controlling the time of energization thereof in accordancewith the senseddesignation and means controlled by the time 7' of energization of said circuit for selectively indicating the designated character.

58. In armachine of the class described, analyzing means for sensing a combinational index point designation on a controlling record while the record is'in motion, cyclical- 1y operable indicating means manifesting in different positions different possible charac-j ters on a character designating record field,

electrical timing means controlled in its operation by a sensed combination on the control ling. record and selective means controlled by said timing means for selecting amanifest ing position of said indicating means corresponding to asensed character'designation.

59.. In a machine of the class described,

electrical. analyzing means for sensing acom-.

binational index point characterdesignation on a controlling recordwhile the record is in motion, cyclically o erable indicating means fi drent positions different possible characters on a character designating record field, electrical timing means con.-

trol-led in its operation by a sensed combination on the controllingrecord and selective means controlled by said timing means'for selecting a manifesting position of saidin- 'dicatingmeans corresponding to a sensed designation.'

In testimony whereof I hereto afiix signature/ FRED, M. CARROLL.

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